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Eckhard Umann's avatar

und wie war die Eigenschwingung der Kabine mit den Passagieren drin?

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Konstantin Asimonov's avatar

Presumably, they don't stand frozen in place in there.

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Eckhard Umann's avatar

House Of God (Black Swan) (English Edition) https://amzn.eu/d/7bCGTpZ

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Konstantin Asimonov's avatar

Yes, I've read this one a few years ago! It's an ok book, but not one of my favourites. But I wish there were more books about professional deformation.

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Eckhard Umann's avatar

and the favorite is?

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Konstantin Asimonov's avatar

Overall, I think, "Catch-22". Not strictly speaking "professional" deformation, but close.

Strugatsky Brother's "Monday Begins on Saturday" is also quite good in this regard.

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Eckhard Umann's avatar

Yep, I like them both a lot too. I also very much regretted that the film version of 22 was canceled after the first season. Where is the deformation in "Monday"?

Catch is about helplessness in objective and extreme circumstances. After the war, he also breaks down

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Konstantin Asimonov's avatar

Yeah, true, Catch-22 is about a lot of things. But this absurdity of everyone around Yossarian (including himself) is a type of derformation.

In Monday I see it as the difference between Privalov and his older colleagues. This combination of smugness, snobishness and cynicism is exceptionally common among young scientists (myself not an exception).

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Eckhard Umann's avatar

https://amzn.eu/d/cXXK8G2

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Konstantin Asimonov's avatar

Thisn one I haven't read. Sounds interesting!

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Eckhard Umann's avatar

https://amzn.eu/d/8k8LCXc

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Konstantin Asimonov's avatar

My German is not good enough for that one, but I'll check it out in English.

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E.T. Hansen's avatar

Good story! I like your mixed/ironic feelings about culture and commerce. Maybe it's a good thing the artists and writers and musicians don't have control! 😂

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Konstantin Asimonov's avatar

Thanks!

Last time a violinist controlled Rome...

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E.T. Hansen's avatar

Haha! Pol Pot was right, who knew? (Sorry bad taste)

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Konstantin Asimonov's avatar

Haha

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